Monteswar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Saikat Panja
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Saikat Panja
votes
96,559
Margin
14,798(7.2%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Saikat Panja✓ WinnerBJP96,55947.29%
- 2Chowdhuri SiddiqullahAITC81,76140.05%
- 3Anupam GhoshCPI(M)Deposit lost18,1928.91%
- 4Jyotirmay MondalINCDeposit lost2,6741.31%
- 5Samsul Hoque SeikhAam Janata Unnayan PartyDeposit lost2,1141.04%
- 6NOTA1,3600.67%
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- 7Khokan DasBSPDeposit lost6810.33%
- 8Somnath MalikINDDeposit lost4420.22%
- 9Saikat DhaniINDDeposit lost3820.19%
Deposit lost: 6 of 8 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,16,968
- Votes cast
- 2,04,424
- Turnout
- 94.22%
- Polling stations
- 284
incl. service voters
incl. 1,626 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women94.2%
1,00,740 of 1,06,975 voted on EVMs
Men92.8%
1,02,054 of 1,09,988 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 5; 4 voted.
- Candidates8
- Lost deposit6
- NOTA1,360
- Valid votes2,02,805
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Monteswar?
Saikat Panja (BJP) won Monteswar in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 96,559 votes.
What was the winning margin in Monteswar?
Saikat Panja defeated Chowdhuri Siddiqullah (AITC) by 14,798 votes.
What was the turnout in Monteswar in 2026?
94.22% — 2,04,424 of 2,16,968 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 94.2%, men's 92.8%.
How many voters does Monteswar have?
2,16,968 electors at the 2026 election — 1,09,988 men, 1,06,975 women, 5 third gender (service voters included), and 284 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Monteswar?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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